A survey of 163 women associate professors and professors was conducted to determine the characteristics that have contributed to the success of women in the communication disciplines. The profile that emerged reveals the successful female college faculty member to be a person with a Ph.D, on tenure, who is not interested in being an…

Drawing on findings of two Center for the Study of Community College (CSCC) projects, this paper reviews some of the services offered by community colleges to facilitate transfer to four-year institutions. Introductory material provides background on the low rates of student transfer and on the CSCC projects, which involve 6 large urban community…

It was found in this study that agency-paid adult students were more likely to rate educational goals higher in importance than self-paid students, contrary to the popularly held belief of adult secondary-school staff that these students are unmotivated to study and learn. (Author/AJ)

The mentoring of new teachers has proven to be an effective strategy in helping novice teachers succeed. This essay provides an overview of mentorship and suggests concrete, research-based techniques for implementing a mentorship program.

The well-known study on fear of success (FOS) by Horner (1968) asserted that women low in FOS do better on achievement-oriented tasks under competitive conditions, while women high in the motive do better when the situation is non-competitive. This paper critically reviews the methodology of this study and concludes that the statistical test…

This model attempts to provide information about socialization, sex role learning, and career planning that can be used in consultation and educational programing to help women plan their career and life goals. The model identifies five factors which contribute to women's socialization, sex role learning process, vocational sex role, self concept,…

This document provides a final report of a workshop convened to develop instructional packages in classroom management, orientation to teaching, and mathematics assessment. Included are: (1) a list of conference participants; (2) overview of teacher education and the use of laboratory schools; (3) an overview of the Cooperation in Teacher…

Although serving on a school board is frequently a thankless and difficult task, good board members must be recruited, since the elected school board is a cornerstone of our representative form of government and is a central element of local control. A recent increase in board member turnover is assignable to the large amount of time it takes to…

Two case studies, China and Synanon, reveal common features in the process of integrating the young into the world of work and civic responsibility through intensive feedback, the work ethic, geographic mobility, role models, and group atmosphere. (Author/DW)

Paper presented to the Presidents' and Deans' Workshop at the North Central Association Annual Meeting, March 25, 1969.

As a result of the recent increase in foreign student enrollment and concomitant decrease in American student enrollment at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), a study was undertaken to learn the nature of the change and how it should affect the nature of admissions policies, student services, and programs of study in the Graduate…

This guide is designed to assist day care agencies in the development of an orientation program for new staff. The first section of the guide provides a list of questions that should be considered when deciding what information new staff should know. Questions are related to the following six areas: introductory tour of the school; school…

The twelve papers in this volume were presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Physical Education in 1980. The topics addressed were: (1) the position of the American Academy of Physical Education on its roles and responsibilities to those involved in physical education; (2) social influences on the ancient and modern Olympic…